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and vise versa and modern coaches have rethought some of their approaches in
recent years. However, most of your everyday people in the gym often fail to
realize how much has changed in the past decade... One of the most successful
strength coaches on the planet, Lou Simmons, is a big proponent of GPP for
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and opinion, the answer is yes. With all that in mind, I wanted to discuss one
of my favorite gizmos called the Gym Boss Interval (GBI) timer, and how I
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the hell didn?t I think of this?!? simple gadgets, that although not essential
to a program per se, adds so much convenience to any workout that involves an
interval of some sort, you don?t know how you lived without it. Simply put, it?s
an inexpensive timer that will track two separate times intervals and combine
them for you into a single program. For HIIT training, it?s a must have gadget.
However, I find it useful for various activities that involves any type of
interval time between exercises Chris Neil
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day I followed that is a current favorite of mine, and how the GBI Timer was
used. This particular day calls for: ? 10 minutes of HIIT training ? 10 minutes
of heavy bag work ? 10 minutes of lateral medicine ball wall smashes I set the
GBI timer for a 30 second: 1 minute interval that lasts 10 minutes long. The
timer will beep after each interval, so no watching clocks on the wall or
display on some machine while trying to focus on not dying during HIIT! The
three sessions for this day are done with minimal rest between them. How much
rest? ?Till you have the ability to go onto the next one. If you can jump right
from the HIIT session to the heavy bag work, go for it. I usually need a few
minutes to get my legs to work properly and my breathing back? HIIT session for
the day: The HIIT protocol I use for this session goes like so: after a brief
warm up ? 5 minutes or so on the treadmill ? I will use a stair stepper type
machine and will do 1 minute low intensity followed by 30 seconds all out, and
repeat. I will do that for 10 minutes, which is literally all I can stand. When
I say ?all out? I mean 100 intensity, nothing held back, as fast and as hard as
my legs can move me, similar say to a full sprint on a track. Quick important
note here: what most people consider HIIT is not. Most people who think they are
doing HIIT are not. My full comments on that can be found in my article ?HIIT
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having to keep track of the intervals allows one to really focus on the effort.
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taxing. Again, the GBI timer is invaluable to me as I just want to focus on what
I am doing vs. looking at the clock on the wall. Although one can certainly
alter the intervals on the timer, I like to stick to my 30 second: 1 minute
intervals for 10 minutes. I?m lazy I guess. The heavy bag is 30 seconds of heavy
bag work, one minute of rest, repeat for 10 minutes. Heavy bag work is not HIIT
training. It is a form of interval training to be sure, but it?s not HIIT, nor
is it recommended to attempt as true HIIT. If you have never done any heavy bag
work, it?s probably worth getting some coaching there Alex Chiasson
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etc. How much actual effort you put into the heavy bag during the 30 second ?go?
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that 10 minutes of HIIT that was just done leaves one feeling quite trashed,
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